Web Marketing Association to Name Best Medical Website of 2005
The Web Marketing Association announces the call for entries for its 9th annual international WebAward Competition (2005webaward.org), the Internet’s premier award competition. The medical industry represents an important category in the WebAward competition, and the Web Marketing Association will again be honoring the Best Medical Web site of 2005. The deadline for entry is June 1, 2005.
(PRWEB) April 4, 2005 -- The Web Marketing Association announces the call for
entries for its 9th annual international WebAward Competition (http://www.2005webaward.org), the Internet’s premier award
competition that judges website development against an ever increasing Internet
standard of excellence and against peer sites within an industry. The medical
industry represents an important category in the WebAward competition, and the
Web Marketing Association will again be honoring the Best Medical Web site of
2005. The deadline for entry is June 1, 2005.
"The medical industry is
very competitive when it comes to Web development and they can benefit from the
independent evaluation of their online efforts that the award judges provide,"
said William Rice, President of the Web Marketing Association. "That is the goal
of the WebAward Competition - to provide a forum to recognize the people and
organizations responsible for developing some of the most effective websites on
the Net today. Winning a WebAward also provides a great opportunity to market
your success to the outside world."
Here are some of the past WebAwards
Best Medical Website winners:
- 2004 ACCU-CHEK Web Site
- 2003
ASCO.org
- 2002 MayoClinic.com
- 2001 AMD Telemedicine
A complete
list of past winners and the entry for companies who wish to compete for 2005
honors can be found at http://medical.webaward.org
Web sites are judged on
design, innovation, content, technology, interactivity, navigation and ease of
use. Each WebAward entry is judged against other entries in the category and
then against an overall standard of excellence. The Best of Industry WebAward, a
handsome plaque with the image of the winning site embossed, will be given in
each of the more than 90 industry categories, including non-profit, education,
small business, travel, advertising, transportation, healthcare and two new
categories: healthcare provider and medical equipment. The competition’s highest
honor, the 2005 WebAward Best of Show, will be given to the one site that the
judges believe represents outstanding achievement in Web development. Last
year’s Best of Show winner was Arc Worldwide (http://www.arcww.com) for their work on Behr Paint
Interactive. (http://www.behr.com)
The Web Marketing Association will
also recognize the interactive agency winning the most awards in the competition
with the Top Interactive Agency WebAward. The 2004 Top Agency award was
presented to Arnold Worldwide (http://www.arnoldworldwide.com) for their outstanding
achievements in Web site development.
Judging for the WebAwards will take
place in July and August, and winners will be announced in September, 2005.
Judges will consist of a select group of Internet professionals who have direct
experience designing and managing corporate web sites –including members of the
media, advertising executives, site designers, content providers and webmasters
– with an in-depth understanding of the current state-of-the-art in Web site
design and technology. Past Web Marketing Association WebAward competition
judges have included top executives from leading corporations, institutions and
media organizations such as Ogilvy Interactive, Saatchi & Saatchi, Blattner
Brunner, Comedy Central, Sun Microsystems, Refinery, Euro RSCG, EPB Interactive,
New York Post Interactive, The Cincinnati Enquirer, J. Walter Thompson, Xerox,
Art Institute of Pittsburgh, Modem Media, Answerthink, and Zentropy
Partners.
The 2005 WebAwards are sponsored by BURST! Media, PRWeb,
Burrelle’s/Luce, O’Dwyer’s PR Daily, VentureDirect Worldwide, NewsUSA, Small
Army Marketing Services, Perseus Software, Line56 Media, AdTools, Inc. and
OddCast.
About the Web Marketing Association
The Web Marketing
Association is an organization working to create a high standard of excellence
for Web site development and marketing on the Internet. Staffed by volunteers,
it is made up of Internet marketing, advertising, PR and design professionals
who share an interest in improving the quality of advertising, marketing and
promotion used to attract visitors to Web sites. Since 1997, the Web Marketing
Association’s annual WebAward Competition has been helping interactive
professionals promote themselves, their companies, and their best work to the
outside world. Now in its ninth year, the WebAward Competition has become the
premier award event for Web developers and marketers worldwide.
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